A triple by Lou Whitaker was the big blow as the Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 5-2, snapping Toronto's club record five-game winning streak. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the third when Alan Trammell and Ron LeFlore stroked singles. Whitaker slammed a triple and continued home without stopping when right fielder Otto Velez had trouble picking up the ball and was charged with an error. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    24, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
Tigers       0  1  3    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .263      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .304
Howell 3b             5   0   2   0     0   2   .271      Staub dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .298
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Kemp lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .290
Velez rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .289      Parrish c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .219
Ashby c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .284      Wockenfuss rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .285
McKay 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .246        Corcoran ph,rf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Gomez ss              4   0   3   1     0   0   .231      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           2   1   1   0     1   0   .264
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  11   2     2   4             Totals               30   5   9   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13,314
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Tigers 4
DP: Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0
Errors: Velez
Doubles: Gomez (6), Velez (12), Howell (27), Thompson (21)
Triples: Parrish (3), Whitaker (6)
Home Runs: Thompson (23)
Caught Stealing: Velez (3)
GIDP: Rodriguez (8), Whitaker (7)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (2,by Moore)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(5-5)            5     7   5   4   1   2   1  23   5.00
Murphy                  3     2   0   0   1   0   0  10   4.04
Totals                  8     9   5   4   2   2   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(11-8)          9    11   2   2   2   4   0  39   3.46
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Moore (3)
Wild Pitches: Wilcox (4)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor flied out to center; A. Woods walked;
Howell singled [A. Woods to second]; Horton lined to third;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to pitcher; Whitaker walked; Staub
struck out; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Velez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Ashby struck out; McKay singled; Gomez
doubled [McKay scored]; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled; Parrish tripled to right [Kemp
scored]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez hit
into a double play to center [Parrish out at home (center to
catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell
flied out to left; Horton singled; Mayberry flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled; LeFlore singled [Trammell to
second]; Whitaker tripled to right [Trammell scored, LeFlore
scored, Whitaker scored (error by Velez) (unearned)]; Staub was
hit by a pitch; Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out;
Parrish popped to first in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez singled; Ashby singled [Velez to second];
McKay forced Velez (pitcher to third) [Ashby to second]; Gomez
singled [Ashby to third, McKay to second]; Bailor flied out to
right; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Trammell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell struck out; Horton made an out to second;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out
(second to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez doubled to right; Ashby grounded out
(second to first) [Velez to third]; McKay grounded out (first
unassisted) [Velez scored]; Gomez flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson homered; Kemp singled; MURPHY REPLACED
MOORE (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to right; CORCORAN BATTED
FOR WOCKENFUSS; Corcoran singled [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Corcoran out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); A. Woods popped to third in foul
territory; Howell doubled; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore lined to left; Whitaker
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (third to first); Velez
grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled; McKay grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to pitcher); Thompson
doubled to right; Kemp reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson
out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to pitcher), Kemp to
second]; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Tigers 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez singled; Bailor forced Gomez (second
unassisted); A. Woods forced Bailor (first to shortstop); Wilcox
threw a wild pitch [A. Woods to second]; Howell was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.